World Day Against the Death Penalty
World Day Against the Death Penalty Did you know World Day Against the Death Penalty is October 10th? Join us to celebrate this year with a Prayer Vigil in solidarity with activists, faith leaders, and impacted people across the globe as we call for an end to the death penalty. We’ll be learning more about the death penalty, hearing from …
April in Review Newsletter
May Newsletter There is an endless stream of injustice in our state, across our country and across the world. The urgency of death penalty abolition is not the only struggle our communities face, but the state of the legal system is a direct mirror of our values as a society. So we must redefine what justice …
The Rally to Save Zane Floyd
We gathered at the Supreme Court buildings in Las Vegas and Carson City. The state continues to pursue the execution of Zane Floyd. Multiple polls show that our state opposes the death penalty, especially in death penalty cases for Veterans and those with mental illnesses and/or intellectual impairment. NVCADP and our partners continue the work …
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Zane Floyd is a Marine Corps Veteran, who enlisted following his completion of high school. He served in the 1990’s and was stationed at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. His service took place during a period of increased tension between the US and Cuban Government, resulting in frequent live combat situations for Mr. Floyd. For Zane Floyd, …
Childhood Abuse and Brain Development
Zane Floyd grew up in a household where his mother and stepfather frequently abused alcohol and narcotics. Mr. Floyd’s mother was known to have sustained her use of alcohol, cocaine and marijuana, while she was pregnant with Zane. The environment he grew up in was full of trauma and abuse. This can have many adverse …
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
Compounding Zane Floyd’s experience of childhood trauma and abuse in his household, he was also diagnosed with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. FASD is a spectrum of developmental disorders caused by a mother’s drinking during pregnancy. Zane’s mother was a chronic alcoholic who drank through most of her pregnancy with him, in addition to smoking cigarettes, …